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The versatile Ford van hits the market with a double electric proposal and offers a plus in productivity levels thanks to the Ford Pro service management concept.
Ford has chosen Barcelona to present your new business concept of services Ford Proa proposal in which the new Ford e-Transit fits like a glove. Vehicles, Software, Recharge, Services and Financing are the axes of this proposal. The Transit It is one of the vehicles that best embodies the concept of service and it does so by offering this electric version with two engine powers, 135 y 198 kW. A very interesting range.
Ford proposes a battery of 67,7 kWh of capacity, enough to go up to 350 kilometers between charges, an autonomy that the firm considers that it fulfills ‘more than enough’ for its mission. In Europais available with up to 25 different configurations for your silhouette, going through the Van, Van Doble Cabina o Chassis Cab, among others, and may receive variations in length and height of the roof and include options of maximum authorized mass of up to 4.25 tons. Its payload will be up to 1.616 kilos in his silhouette Transit Van and up to 1.967 kilos for models Transit Chassis Cab and its cargo space will be 15.1 cubic meters, the same as the diesel variants.
Fordwhich will offer a guarantee of eight years and 160,000 kilometers for the autonomy and electrical components, ensures that the cost of maintaining a unit of the E-Transit it can be up to 40% smaller than one of its equivalent internal combustion versions. Also, from the company they consider that their electric van is an ideal vehicle for companies that manage fleets of vehicles of this type. “Electrification gives our customers the possibility of managing their companies and their fleets more efficiently,” he says. Hans SchepGeneral Manager, Commercial Vehicles, Ford of Europe. Hence the interest in developing the Ford Pro concept.
Recharge in eight hours
Like most electric vehicles, the E-Transit can be charged using a conventional plug, wallbox chargers from 11 kW of power and fast chargers up to 115 kW of power, which will go from 15 to 80% of the battery in 34 minutes. Its 11.3 kW on-board charger is capable of fully charging the battery in just over eight hours.
Technologically, the E-Transit It comes with the latest in connectivity and security systems, as well as a new solution called Pro Power Onboard. This function allows drivers to use the vehicle itself as a power source of up to 2.3 kW for recharging tools and work equipment both at the destination and on the go.
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The new one e-Transit it is offered in two trim levels – Base and Trend – and all vehicles offer significantly higher specifications than the equivalent diesel model. The starting price will be close to 58.000 €.
The idea of Ford Pro is to provide new tools for fleet management, so that companies that bet on their electric van have more information, such as recharging reports, and more functions, such as vehicle preconditioning.